DANVILLE GIRL

Created on 28/10/2002
Latest update on 14/09/2023

Artist: Andrew Jenkins
Author: traditional
Year: 1924

The story of Billy The Kid the outlaw by a blind Atlanta street singer, born in Jenkinsburg GA in 1885. Revivalist preacher borrowing from both Washington Phillips and Frank Hutchinson. See also Wild And Wreckless Hobo.

Covers:

1927:

Dock Boggs [other lyrics]

1944:

Woody Guthrie [as Danville Girl N°1 and N°2]

1952:

Cisco Houston [as The Gambler]

1954:

Pete Seeger

1963:

New Lost City Ramblers

1963:

Dorsey Dixon [as Girl I Left In Danville]

1968:

Ramblin' Jack Elliott

1972:

Ry Cooder [as Good Morning Mr. Railroad Man]

2003:

Bob Brozman & Jeff Lang

New Danville Girl by Sam Shepard & Bob Dylan (Empire Burlesque outtake leading to Brownsville Girl on Knocked Out Loaded) is all their own song. Lyrics though were inspired by Doin' The Things That We Want To from Lou Reed's New Sensations album, with its first line: The other night we went to see Sam's play. Sam Shepard's that is.

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